Acts 8:19

8:19 saying, “Give me this power ¹  too, so that everyone I place my hands on may receive the Holy Spirit.”

Acts 10:28

10:28 He said to them, “You know that ²  it is unlawful ³  for a Jew ⁴  to associate with or visit a Gentile, ⁵  yet God has shown me that I should call no person ⁶  defiled or ritually unclean. ⁷ 

[8:19]  ¹ tn Or “ability”; Grk “authority.”

[10:28]  ² tn Here ὡς (Jws) is used like ὅτι (Joti) to introduce indirect discourse (cf. BDAG 1105 s.v. ὡς 5).

[10:28]  ³ tn This term is used of wanton or callously lawless acts (BDAG 24 s.v. ἀθέμιτος).

[10:28]  ⁴ tn Grk “a Jewish man” (ἀνδρὶ ᾿Ιουδαίῳ, andri Ioudaiw).

[10:28]  ⁵ tn Grk “a foreigner,” but in this context, “a non-Jew,” that is, a Gentile. This term speaks of intimate association (BDAG 556 s.v. κολλάω 2.b.α). On this Jewish view, see John 18:28, where a visit to a Gentile residence makes a Jewish person unclean.

[10:28]  ⁶ tn This is a generic use of ἄνθρωπος (anqrwpo").

[10:28]  ⁷ tn Possibly there is a subtle distinction in meaning between κοινός (koinos) and ἀκάθαρτος (akaqartos) here, but according to L&N 53.39 it is difficult to determine precise differences in meaning based on existing contexts.